LIFE LESSONS AND RELEVANT CONNECTIONS
Shannon Hummel
SECTION 1:
The life lesson in section one that I came up with was "Don't go into the wild unprepared." I thought this was a good life lesson because it was the first thing that stuck
out to me and I have information to back up this life lesson for Section 1.
Jim Gallien was an experienced hunter and whenever he picked "Alex" up from the side of the road he realized that Alex's bag only weighed about 25-30 pounds, which
was clearly not enough for a hunter to survive in Alaska. Gallien kept trying to persuade Alex to allow him to drive all the way to Anchorage to buy him some decent
gear and then drive him back to wherever he wanted to go. Alex refused. Gallien could not help but to be concerned because if you go into the wild unprepared,
especially in Alaska, there is a slim chance someone will be able to survive a long time without the proper gear, money, and food. Gallien had stated in the beginning
of the book that the hunting wasn't easy where he was going. Alex also had a rifle that wouldn't do much if he was trying to hunt larger animals. All Gallien could do
that Alex wouldn't refuse was give Alex a slip of paper with Galliens' number on it and two grilled-cheese-and-tuna sandwiches and a bag of corn chips that his wife had
packed for his lunch. He knew that Alex going into the wild unprepared was a stupid decision but Gallien said, "I figured he'd be OK."
Shannon Hummel
SECTION 1:
The life lesson in section one that I came up with was "Don't go into the wild unprepared." I thought this was a good life lesson because it was the first thing that stuck
out to me and I have information to back up this life lesson for Section 1.
Jim Gallien was an experienced hunter and whenever he picked "Alex" up from the side of the road he realized that Alex's bag only weighed about 25-30 pounds, which
was clearly not enough for a hunter to survive in Alaska. Gallien kept trying to persuade Alex to allow him to drive all the way to Anchorage to buy him some decent
gear and then drive him back to wherever he wanted to go. Alex refused. Gallien could not help but to be concerned because if you go into the wild unprepared,
especially in Alaska, there is a slim chance someone will be able to survive a long time without the proper gear, money, and food. Gallien had stated in the beginning
of the book that the hunting wasn't easy where he was going. Alex also had a rifle that wouldn't do much if he was trying to hunt larger animals. All Gallien could do
that Alex wouldn't refuse was give Alex a slip of paper with Galliens' number on it and two grilled-cheese-and-tuna sandwiches and a bag of corn chips that his wife had
packed for his lunch. He knew that Alex going into the wild unprepared was a stupid decision but Gallien said, "I figured he'd be OK."